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Re: Boot Failure no such partition grub rescue

I have a similar story,
Windows7 installed in the first partition 15Gb or so, second partition for documents. During the BT5R1 install re sized the documents partition by 16Gb, then after install the grub rescue> prompts
I try set root=(hd0,0 or 1 or2) but what to do next?
initrd,kernel and many other commands says unknown command,

grub rescue> ls
(hd0)(hd0,2)(hd0,1)

grub rescue>set
prefix=(hd0,5)/boot/grub
root=hd0,5

I am using IBM Thinkpad T30 laptop. HD is 160GB. 1GB ram.

Been trying to use
set prefix=(hd0,0/1/2)
set root=(hd0,0/1/2)
then insmod normal but in neither of the 3 it worked.
Im kind of in the dark here, what to do?

Booted from the BT5R1 dvd and gone to install again to see my partition table, it goes
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1 ntfs
/dev/sda2 ntfs
/dev/sda5 ext4
/dev/sda6 swap

If you have an older computer it's possible the BIOS cannot see your GRUB 2 files if they reside past the BIOS limitations (generally 33 GB on very old computers and 137 GB on slightly newer computers). If this is the case the boot will fail and an error: no such partition message will be displayed.

Re: Boot Failure no such partition grub rescue

Originally Posted by konstantinNeo

I have a similar story,
Windows7 installed in the first partition 15Gb or so, second partition for documents. During the BT5R1 install re sized the documents partition by 16Gb, then after install the grub rescue> prompts
I try set root=(hd0,0 or 1 or2) but what to do next?
initrd,kernel and many other commands says unknown command,

grub rescue> ls
(hd0)(hd0,2)(hd0,1)

grub rescue>set
prefix=(hd0,5)/boot/grub
root=hd0,5

I am using IBM Thinkpad T30 laptop. HD is 160GB. 1GB ram.

Been trying to use
set prefix=(hd0,0/1/2)
set root=(hd0,0/1/2)
then insmod normal but in neither of the 3 it worked.
Im kind of in the dark here, what to do?

Booted from the BT5R1 dvd and gone to install again to see my partition table, it goes
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1 ntfs
/dev/sda2 ntfs
/dev/sda5 ext4
/dev/sda6 swap

I have also noticed an advance option in the first steps of BT installation that let you choose whether you want to install bootloader. Pay attention and you'll find it under your nose. I think it's the same bootloader that changed the default Win bootloader for me.

Re: Boot Failure no such partition grub rescue

Re: Boot Failure no such partition grub rescue

i have same problem but i not fix the problem, because i use my usb with bootble bt5r2(i use the grub menu in the usb to boot my hard disk)....
A PROBLEM occur when i nok shutdown my windows ... and after i turn on my laptop i cannot open my BIOS to select my usb as bootable media...
so i cannot open my laltop
i also cannot format my laptop because it nok boot into dvd or usb

after i open my laptop
THE black screen with this command shown:
error: no such partition
grub rescue>
i try command above but it not work...